Rebellion

After decades of public service, George Washington finally got to retire to his estate on Mount Vernon as he had always dreamed. However, he wasn't there long before a sudden illness took his life. Washington's death was a major blow to the newly-formed United States. But his loss wasn't just felt at home - it reverberated around the globe - as the whole world mourned America's fallen leader.

George Washington became America's first President in April of 1789. From that day on, every decision he made, from minor things like what to wear and how to be addressed, to fatal decisions on slavery and war, broke new ground. His actions in that first term would set the precedent that every leader from then on would follow and build upon. MUSIC BY: Soft and Furious, Lee Rosevere, Komiku, The US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, Kosta T, Free Piece of Tape, Nettle, Sam Shalabi, and Sergey Cheremisinov

Though it's hard to imagine now, George Washington spent most of the war as an underdog. It wasn't until 1781, with the help of French allies, that his fortunes began to change. Listen to learn just how far he fell before he was able to finally taste victory.

Our national memory esteems George Washington as a military genius and flawless leader. The reality, though, is that in service as Commander-in-Chief, Washington really stumbled out of the gate. Learn about the years of crushing defeat in battle, and thousands lost to disease and desertion, that shaped the military mind of America's first leader. MUSIC On Early Light; The Telling; Qi by Blue Dot Sessions The Great Mission; No Other Choice by Lee Rosevere Pulsar by Sergey Cheremisinov The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Sad walk with sad melodica by Komiku https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode

Learn about George Washington's years between the French and Indian War and the Revolution, how he positioned himself as Commander-In-Chief, and the two methods used to amass his fortune: marriage and slavery.

To understand George Washington, the man who invented the Presidency and guided our nation through its infancy, it's imperative to study his early years. The events that transpired in his early life, giving him the tools to one day lead a nation, were a mix of hardship, tragedy, opportunity, and violence. MUSIC The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Waltz for Zacaria; Early Light; by Blue Dot Sessions From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Meekness; Global Warming; Mercy by Kai Engel From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

Among the unsung heroes of the American Revolution are a group of regular citizens who were recruited to establish a complicated spy network called The Culper Ring. One of those spies was a woman who lived in the heart of enemy territory: Anna Strong.

Despite succeeding against all odds halfway across the world, and being welcomed back to the US as a hero, William Eaton was quickly forgotten. Why? He criticized Thomas Jefferson's administration. MUSIC Dance Like Crazy by Soft and Furious From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Great Mission; Return to Earth; No Other Choice; Elena and Christopher by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Cast in Wicker by Blue Dot Sessions From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

When 300 members of the US Navy were captured and enslaved in Northern Africa, Thomas Jefferson sent in a small, covert group led by William Eaton, becoming America's first ever secret agent. MUSIC With You; The Secret by Soft and Furious From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode The Telling by Blue Dot Sessions From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

After building a sterling reputation as a courier and propagandist for the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere was given a position in the military, where that reputation was nearly destroyed. MUSIC Sad Walk with Sad Melodica; Victory by Komiku From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Cast in Wicker by Blue Dot Sessions From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

He was much more than a rider on horseback warning his countrymen of British troop movements. His contribution to the American Revolution went much deeper, but his reputation wasn't perfect. MUSIC Dance With Me; Naive; Pulsar by Sergey Cheremisinov From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode The Great Mission; Return to Earth by Lee Rosevere From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ The Caissons Go Rolling Along by The US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ In the Pines by John Badger and The Mustache Riders of Doom From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: Attribution-NonCommercial Share-Alike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

In 1777, Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old daughter of an American colonel, volunteered to ride through the Connecticut wilderness in a driving storm under cover of darkness to alert the local militias of a British attack. MUSIC "Kindling," "She Felt A Strong Force" by Kaela Drew From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Return to Earth," "The Great Mission" by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Olivia" by Hyson From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Time is running out I'm sure" by Cherly KaCherly From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode "Celestial Navigation" by Blue Dot Sessions From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

"Money is this man's God. And to get enough of it he would sacrifice his country." John Brown on Benedict Arnold, 1777 In 1777, Benedict Arnold helped win one of the most pivotal battles of the Revolution: The Battle of Saratoga. Two years later, he was secretly passing intel to the British. MUSIC "complect for" by Kosta T feat Osaija From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode "Elena and Christopher," "The Great Mission" by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Adinatisa O Kaymenos" by Daniel Padden From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode "The Telling" by Blue Dot Sessions From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In the fall of 1776, Benedict Arnold would prove himself to be one of the most fearless soldiers in the entire Continental Army. He made so many, as Horatio Gates put it, "hairbreadth escapes," that it almost seemed as if he were destined for greatness. That year, there was hardly a whiff of the unthinkable treachery he would unleash on his fellow countrymen. MUSIC Looking Back; The Great Mission by: Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Bridge is Too Far" By: Laszlo Harsanyi From: http://freemusicarchive.org License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Wallow (remix) by: Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Drum Feature; Three Little Drummers; Water Music by: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps From: The Free Music Archive License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

"None but the Almighty God shall prevent me from marching." - Benedict Arnold; April 22, 1775 Learn how bright the future looked for this young, brash commander before plummeting to the depths of villainy. MUSIC "Fight, run, breath deeply" by Komiku From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/ License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ "The Great Mission", "Looking Back", "Going Home", "No Other Choice", by Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Celestial Navigation" by Blue Dot Sessions From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/